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In January 1914, John J. Pershing arrived [24] in El Paso to take command of the Army 8th Brigade that was stationed at Fort Bliss. At the time, the Mexican Revolution was underway in Mexico, and the 8th Brigade had been assigned the task of securing the Mexico–United States border.
Sep 4, 2024 · During the Civil War, Fort Bliss was first under Confederate rule, but Union General James H. Carleton and his Californian Volunteers resumed command of the fort in August 1862. Carleton's men stayed at Hart's Mill near the Rio Grande.
The property was bought Feb. 4, 1879, from heirs of Simeon Hart, and construction began in September. The new post, near the site of old Hart's Mill, was occupied the following year. Fort Bliss was back in business, at the fifth site in its history. It was to be a permanent location, but alas, Congress and the railroads spoiled things.
Oct 3, 2019 · Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley used Fort Bliss as a base from which to invade New Mexico but was repulsed in mid-1862 and driven from West Texas. Elements of the California Volunteers commanded by Col. James H. Carleton reoccupied Fort Bliss for the Union.
Today, the present location of Fort Bliss is on La Noria mesa. Captain John Ruhlen picked this location and laid out the construction of the camp from 1891 to 1892. Four companies of the 18th Infantry occupied the new military camp in October of 1893.
Jun 29, 2024 · The evolution of Fort Bliss’s military presence began with early establishments under figures like Lieutenant Colonel William Wallace Smith Bliss. Initially a Cavalry post, it incorporated Infantry , Artillery , and Armor and ultimately became a center for Air Defense Artillery .
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Federals occupied fort, July 4, 1862, and later escorted the recovered patients by horseback and ambulance over 500 miles down the Rio Grande to Fort Clark. Federals held the trans-Pecos area longer than any other part of Texas.
